ULA launches Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's Starliner spacecraft

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched an Atlas V rocket from Florida's Space Coast carrying with it Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. The capsule is bound for the International Space Station (ISS) for its second uncrewed test flight.

Blue Origin's next human spaceflight delayed due to technical issue

Blue Origin has delayed its next human spaceflight launch from West Texas after a technical issue was detected ahead of the liftoff.

Attorney: Florida deputy's Taser ignited fire at gas station during arrest of motorcyclist

Earlier this year, surveillance video was released that showed the end of an apparent pursuit between a motorcycle rider and Osceola County deputies at a Wawa gas station in Florida, where a fire erupted shortly after.

Here's what a Navy ship looks like 20 years after being sunk as a Florida Keys diving reef

The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former Naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is being celebrated Tuesday in Key Largo.

Florida woman on electric shopping cart batters Walmart employee, police say

A St. Petersburg woman was arrested after police say she tore through a Largo Walmart on an electric shopping cart, damaging merchandise, slapping an employee and using profanity when staff asked her to leave.

Reports: 1 dead, 5 injured after plane crashes into South Florida bridge

One person is dead and five others were hospitalized Saturday afternoon after a plane crashed into a South Florida bridge, according to a report from WSVN. 

Nonspeaking valedictorian with autism delivers inspiring speech at Florida college

A graduating student of Rollins College, who is nonverbal and has autism, received a standing ovation after delivering an inspirational valedictorian speech using a text-to-speech computer program.

Tampa identical twins graduate top of class with identical GPAs

Identical twin brothers at Wharton High School in Tampa are being recognized for the incredible achievement of graduating as co-salutatorians with identical 9.12-grade point averages.

'I've got the dumbbell': Woman rescued at Florida intersection meets good Samaritans who helped her

With the orange dumbbell in hand, the woman who became unconscious while behind the wheel in Florida earlier in May – prompting a group of good Samaritans to rush to her aid, and captured on video that quickly went viral – thanked each and every one of them for coming to her rescue.

US Army identifies Florida soldier killed in Alaska bear attack

The US Army identified the soldier who was mauled to death by a bear in Alaska as 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant of St. Augustine, Florida.

Florida woman tells deputy that getting arrested was on her 'bucket list'

When deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a 19-year-old woman who led them on a brief chase, she told them that getting arrested was on her "bucket list."